Chapter 21: The Bloody Battle by the River

On March 19 of the first year of Tongtai in Southern Chu, Li Shun, a close servant of Zhe, chased and killed for thousands of miles, and beheaded the assassin in Jiangdu, known to the world, and those who heard it were convinced.

History of Chu in the Southern Dynasties: The Biography of Jiang Suiyun

The evil heart of the poisonous hand changed, and he said coldly: "Li Shun, I also said that you served by the master's side, I didn't expect you to have the courage to chase after you." ‘

Xiao Shunzi smiled slightly, and said: "Hei Ye, although we have never been masked, but I know that Prince De has such a person as you by his side, and you also know that Gongzi has my existence by his side, and if you assassinate Gongzi, you are my mortal enemy, even if I am not as good as you, I will also come to see you off, not to mention, you are probably inferior to me." ‘

The poisonous hand has a bad heart in his heart, his name has not been used for many years, even Prince De doesn't know, he didn't expect to be told by Xiao Shunzi, but there is no trace on his expression, and he said lightly: "Li Shun, you are also a courtier of Nanchu, you stay on the king's side all the year round, and you are deeply gracious, why did you betray your family, is it true that glory and wealth are so important to you, even if you have a little wealth, it will not be your turn, you have also served in the army, and you have accompanied the king, don't you know the truth of loyalty?" ‘

As soon as he said this, even the eyes of the people who fell to the ground looked at Xiao Shunzi with disdain.

Xiao Shunzi was neither humble nor arrogant, and said lightly: "The slave is from a humble background, and he is a person who is still from prison, to say something ugly, in the palace, even cats and dogs, and they are more noble than us, Hei Ye, you are just a killer, don't you also look down on the slave." Speaking of this, Xiao Shunzi's expression became solemn, and his eyes were shining, he said word by word: "There is only one person in this world, who has never looked down on me, he will see me as Chengren, not a slave, the first time I met in the palace, Gongzi is a new upstart in Southern Chu, I am just a small slave, but he values me so much, get along for several years, if there is a little hypocrisy, I have long seen through, but Gongzi has always been consistent, treat me like a father and a brother, teach me to read and be courteous, treat me like flesh and blood, in this life, only Gongzi is worthy of my loyalty, Nan Chu didn't treat me with any kindness, and Hei Ye blamed me with righteousness, so I asked the last sentence, the son is worthy of Nan Chu, but is Nan Chu worthy of the son? ‘

The poisonous hand was silent, how could he not know Jiang Zhe's merits, but in the end, he was dismissed from the official position and assassinated him himself, no matter what.

Xiao Shunzi didn't continue to ask, but said coldly: "I know that Hei Ye was ordered by the prince, the so-called each is his master, the prince does not hate the prince for being ruthless, but he can't let you survive Nanchu, so I'm sorry, I want you to die today." ‘

At this time, Qiao Yan'er, who couldn't move his body, said angrily: "What a big breath, I don't know how thick the sky is. ‘

As soon as this sentence came out, even the poisonous hand and evil heart looked at her with a strange expression, the current situation is obviously that Xiao Shunzi is on the side of these young people, if Xiao Shunzi can't win, I'm afraid that anyone will be killed, why did Qiao Yan'er talk like this. In fact, Qiao Yan'er felt that she was wrong as soon as she spoke, but her surname was so strong, and she inexplicably fell into a plot, Xiao Shunzi came so suddenly, saving herself and others, which made her dissatisfied. Seeing everyone's eyes fall on her, she couldn't help but say, 'What, people say no? ‘

All the people looked away, so as not to laugh out loud, but Xiao Shunzi's expression was still cold, he didn't have a good impression of Qiao Yan'er and the others, anyway, they were all Gongzi's enemies, if it was possible to kill them all, if it weren't for his own appearance this time, everyone would definitely know about it, so he couldn't fall into the ground, I was afraid that he would kill these people with his own hands.

Looking at Kuzhuzi, Xiao Shunzi's eyes became a little softer, and he said: "Kuzhuzi, I should have put you to death today, but my son-in-law has something to say to someone to take back, since your identity has been exposed, this matter will be handed over to you." ‘

Kuzhuzi didn't laugh, he started looking for his flaws as soon as Xiaoshunzi appeared, but although Xiaoshunzi stood so simply, he couldn't see any flaws in his body.

Looking at the sky, Xiao Shunzi sighed and said: "The fog is lost, the moon is lost, and the scenery is so charming, but it's a pity that you can't see it anymore." Anyway, his body is like a phantom to the poisonous hand evil heart rushed, the poisonous hand evil heart also knows life and death in this battle, stand up to meet it, the body is like a flying eagle spreading its wings, the two bodies intersect, only to see the palm shadow staggered, but there is no sound, the original two palms are extremely dexterous and secretive, more than a dozen moves to attack each other, are the enemy must be saved, a touch of turn, did not really meet, the two fought fiercely, just in the space of the roll and roll, dazzling, although can not hear the sound, But the murderous aura of the palm wind overflowing from the place where the two of them fought was getting heavier and heavier, so after a hundred moves, the figures of the two suddenly stopped, standing opposite each other, Xiao Shunzi's expression was cold, but the evil heart of the poisonous hand was pale, and the corset was torn, revealing a few wounds similar to claw marks, and at first sight, he knew that he had fallen into the wind, although the two stood silent, but the tension between the two was like a bowstring tighter and tighter, and finally the poisonous hand and evil heart couldn't bear it, a scream, the complexion changed several times, and suddenly the seven orifices bled out, describing it terrifyingly.

The third girl saw it from a distance and exclaimed, "This is the third change of the Heavenly Demon Disintegration**, and the power has increased tenfold, Your Excellency beware." ‘

Xiao Shunzi smiled coldly and said: "Although the Heavenly Demon Disintegration ** has increased its strength, it has endless troubles, and it will be used twice in less than two months, it seems that you will return to Nanchu, and it will not be long before you return to your surname." ‘

The poisonous hand said coldly: "Although your master is unparalleled in intelligence, but without your protection, I am afraid that it will also be a goshawk with broken wings, although I can't kill him this time, I took your surname, and I also broke his arm, so it will be much easier to stab him in the future." ‘

Xiao Shunzi's face became iron-blue, and he couldn't imagine that the evil heart of the poisonous hand was still playing the ghost idea of assassinating the son, and the murderous intent in his eyes was even stronger, at this time the evil heart of the poisonous hand had already pounced up, this time the situation was very different, Xiao Shunzi seemed to be beaten to the point where he had no power to fight back, and he could only protect himself with his strange body method, and everyone looked at it for a moment, and they all closed their eyes, just because the figures of these two people changed, which made them feel dizzy. After another moment, Xiao Shunzi suddenly took a deep breath of true qi, and his body was as light as a feather, and he drifted back with the palm wind of the poisonous hand and evil heart, rising suddenly, and then counterattacked, the poisonous hand and evil heart were caught off guard, and he hurriedly slapped his palm twice to block it, but unexpectedly, Xiao Shunzi's body turned out of thin air and fell behind him, a pale palm pressed on the back of his heart, and the poisonous hand and evil heart only felt a feminine and cold true qi pouring into his body, he used all his internal strength to resist, but the true qi became blazing like fire, pouring into his meridians, The poisonous hand evil heart couldn't help screaming, the body staggered forward, fell to the ground, at this moment, the bitter bamboo from the boat downwind, Xiao Shunzi was already exhausted of real power, who knew that he seemed to be a god in general, the body turned weirdly to meet it, although the bitter bamboo is the first in the world in the water kung fu, but the internal force of this palm is still far behind, this time if it is not for the possibility of using him to isolate the poisonous hand evil heart waterway escape, there will be no opportunity to be invited to participate in the siege of the poisonous hand evil heart. Xiao Shunzi is just three moves and two styles have repelled the bitter bamboo, the bitter bamboo retreated to the riverside, but it is a dilemma, if you retreat, you have to watch the poisonous hand and evil heart die, if it is an attack, but it is not an opponent.

At this time, the poisonous hand and evil heart already had strength, he reluctantly stood up, and said with a wry smile: "Father-in-law Shun is really strong in martial arts, Jiang Zhe is so fortunate to get such a master as a slave." ‘

Xiao Shunzi smiled faintly and said: "It should be said that Li Shun is lucky, he can be loved by his son and follow him, and now Your Excellency is dying, I don't know if you have any last words to tell." ‘

The poisonous hand and evil heart naturally knew that his heart was broken, but he was just relying on his pure skills to survive, he did not have a trace of fear in his heart, and said with a smile: "I know what Gonggong Shun wants to ask, isn't it who saved my surname, and I told you bluntly, that person is Qin Qing, and he is the murderer who shot Jiang Zhe." ‘

Xiao Shunzi said coldly: "Don't you have anyone else to blame?" ‘

The evil heart of the poisonous hand jumped, but he still said: "I am originally from Chu, why bother to open my eyes for Dayong, so it is not false, it is Qin Qing." ‘

Xiao Shunzi said lightly: "I should have used punishment to force you to tell the truth, but now that your life is in an instant, it's okay, you can go alive, I saw the prince under Jiuquan, please say hello on behalf of my son-in-law." Say it and give it a bow. The poisonous hand and evil heart slackened in his heart, and he had already fallen to the ground softly, when Xiao Shunzi suddenly asked, "Pei Yun or Xiahou Yuanfeng, who has higher martial arts?" The poisonous hand did not notice the evil heart, and replied: "Xiahou-" suddenly woke up and changed his words: "Xiahou Yuanfeng has never fought before, and he doesn't know the depths. ‘

Xiao Shunzi glanced at him lightly and said: "Bitter bamboo, on behalf of my son-in-law, tell Mr. Rong and Grandpa Lu, although the former son did not lose Nanchu, but when he thought of the old love, he still felt guilty. With that, his form flashed, and in an instant he was a few feet away, and in a moment he disappeared into the night.

Kuzhuzi's expression was relaxed, and he stepped forward to investigate, the poisonous hand and evil heart had died, and there was no trace of breath, with a tired smile on his face, as if he had put down a thousand catties of heavy burden, he picked up the body of the poisonous hand and evil heart, looked at the weak enemies on the ground, and knew that if he killed them, he would definitely offend Li Shun greatly, so he sighed slightly, got on the boat to take the oars, and floated away. His boat had just disappeared into the reeds on the opposite bank, and the three girls of Fengyi Sect, who had the deepest skills, were already able to act, she stood up and gave everyone the secret incense antidote made in the door, although the medicine was not right, but it also worked, and it didn't take long for everyone to get up.

The seventh girl exclaimed: "Third sister, I can't imagine that there is such a young master in the world, even the eldest sister and the ninth sister are not easy to beat him." ‘

Although Duanmuqiu and the others looked ashamed, they all nodded yes.

The third girl showed a compassionate look on her face and said: "You only know that he is strong in martial arts, but you don't know the heavy price paid by this person, listen to their conversation, this person is a eunuch, then there is only one kind of martial arts in the world that can make him so powerful, it is the long-lost sunflower treasure book, but I don't know if he is to practice this kind of martial arts to self-harm, or after becoming a eunuch to practice this kind of martial arts, alas, although this kind of martial arts is subtle and profound, but after practicing the surname will inevitably become cruel and cruel, there are such people in the rivers and lakes, I'm afraid that it will be a big disaster after all. ‘

Although Qiao Yan'er was disrespectful, after all, he was grateful to Xiao Shunzi for saving his life, and retorted at this time: "Sister Ming is too worried, since this person is here to avenge his master, then he is the servant of Jiang Zhe, the first genius of Southern Chu, although the concubine has never been masked with Lord Jiang, but he also knows that he is elegant and talented, how can his servant endanger the world?" ‘

The third girl sighed and said: "That's it, the concubine is uneasy in her heart, although this person is terrible, but he is just a martial artist, that Jiang Zhe is a national warrior, the two complement each other, I am afraid that the Dayong government and the opposition will be uneasy, this time I will go back to show the master, if it is out of control in the future, I am afraid that only her old man can save the situation." ‘

Everyone felt justified when they heard it, and the leaders of Fengyi Sect were really far-reaching.

Everyone cherished each other, and each left without mentioning it. Although this battle has not spread to the people, but there are many people in the government and the opposition, and the poisonous hand and evil heart are the masters of Southern Chu, this time it is even more in the Yongwang Mansion to assassinate the 'successful', and it is thousands of miles away, escaped from Dayong, Xiaoshunzi defeated the enemy in one fell swoop, and suddenly became a figure of attention from all sides, if it were not for his embarrassing background, I am afraid that he is already qualified to challenge the throne of the first young master of Dayong. But at this moment, he didn't have this understanding, he thought to himself, sure enough, Xiahou Yuanfeng is more suspicious, but I'm afraid that Gongzi won't allow me to kill him, if he is cheaper like this, wouldn't he laugh at the world. Why don't I kill him first, as long as no one sees it, who knows that I did it? So Xiao Shunzi didn't contact the people of Yongwang's mansion, and rushed to Chang'an at night, but after a few days, he had already returned to Chang'an, and after a little modification, he picked a night, he directly found Xiahou Yuanfeng's mansion, knowing that Xiahou Yuanfeng should have no errand today, so he was ready to go directly to the inner house to assassinate. Who knew that as soon as he approached Xiahou Mansion, a figure stopped him, and he was about to make a move, when the man lifted his hat, revealing a slightly childish face, that person was Chi Ji, the head of the eight horses in the secret camp, Xiao Shunzi's face sank, and he wanted to ignore the past.

Chi Ji hurriedly said: "My subordinates have been ordered by the prince to wait for Li Ye here, and the son said that Li Ye must not be reckless, go back to see him first." ‘

Xiao Shunzi's expression was cold, and he didn't say a word, so Chi Ji had to continue: "Childe said, if Li Ye doesn't go back now, don't go back in the future." ‘

Xiao Shunzi clenched his fists, he naturally knew that Jiang Zhe would never say that casually, it seemed that he really had to go back, glanced fiercely in the direction of Xiahou Mansion, he turned around and left.

Chi Ji hurriedly pulled down his hat, and his figure quickly disappeared into the night.

Hurried back to Yongwang's mansion, Xiao Shunzi did not freshen up, rushed directly to the cold garden, saw that the newly selected guards surrounded the place, he was a little relieved, and walked into Jiang Zhe's bedroom, only to see him lying on the soft couch, with a leisurely demeanor, and was reading poetry aloud there, and the soft blue who was not seen was leaning beside him, and seemed to be fascinated by it.

Xiao Shunzi only felt that his mood was relaxed all of a sudden, just if he didn't kill Xiahou Yuanfeng now, would Gongzi still make him feel better, he stepped forward and gave a deep salute, he said: "The slave is back, ask Gongzi for guilt, and the slave will not dare to act rashly in the future." ‘

I put down the scroll, looked at the dusty little Shunzi, and said, "You have worked hard, sit down first, do you know why I knew that you went to Xiahou Yuanfeng's mansion?" ‘

Xiao Shunzi said suspiciously: "The slave is also suspicious, how can the son know my whereabouts, even if those witnesses listen to my words, they may not have time to spread it." ‘

I smiled slightly and said: "Yesterday, Xiahou Yuanfeng came to visit in person and asked me for his guilt, saying that he did go to the Cold Garden, but it was not he who stabbed him, he just took away the poisonous hand and evil heart, because the person who shot me with an arrow was noble, he didn't dare to come forward to stop it, with the evil hand and evil heart just wanted to know some inside information, but the poisonous hand and evil heart refused to say anything, and took the opportunity to escape." ‘

Xiao Shunzi was stunned, and only said after a while: "Isn't that only Li Hanyou." ‘

I smiled faintly and said: "I originally suspected that the person who made the assassination had eyes like spring water, and his hands were slender, I was afraid that it was a woman, but I didn't expect Xiahou Yuanfeng to admit that he was there, presumably there were only three people who came to assassinate, and the poisonous hand and evil heart came for the sake of Prince De's last life, don't worry about it, Xiahou Yuanfeng and the prince are the closest, this kind of thing must be that the prince doesn't want to trouble Fengyimen, but I'm afraid that Xiahou Yuanfeng was sent by the prince, but he caught up with Fengyimen and killed me, Princess Qi hid the bow and arrow first, and Li Hanyou personally shot, So when Xiahou Yuanfeng didn't make a move. I think that if Xiahou Yuanfeng was really the one who shot arrows, I am afraid that he would have killed the poisonous hand and destroyed his evil heart a long time ago. It's just that why Fengyimen wants to kill me, it's because that incident has shown traces. ‘

Xiao Shunzi's expression changed a few times, and he said, "Childe, Fengyimen is eyeing you, so we have to be more careful now." ‘

I shook my head lightly and said: "It's okay, this time they can't assassinate, if the master of Fengyi Sect is really so arrogant as the legend, then they will not assassinate again, if they can't deal with me through other means, their reputation will inevitably be damaged, after all, if I die now, I'm afraid that everyone will know that Fengyi Men did it, I think my safety can be worry-free for the time being, but beware of their other means, now that I am seriously injured, I can avoid their sword point, but your reputation is prominent, you should be careful." ‘

Xiao Shunzi nodded and said, "Childe is right, but the slave will be careful." ‘

I stretched and said, "You have a point, I'm tired, you can send Roulan back." ‘

Xiao Shunzi hurriedly said: "Childe, I am acting recklessly, and you haven't punished me yet?" ‘

I said lazily: 'Okay, punish you, by the way, I really want to eat osmanthus cakes, so I will punish you to buy a box of good osmanthus cakes, the kind I used to love.' I was half asleep and completely unaware of what I was talking about.

Xiao Shunzi was stunned, osmanthus cake, the most famous snack in Nanchu Jianye, how can you eat it here, that is, I went back to Jianye and bought it, and it is not fresh.

Walking out of the door in a daze, Zhou Wu, the captain of the fifty guards, walked over, saw him look strange like this, and asked, "Master Li, what's wrong, but do you have any orders?" ‘

Xiao Shunzi said distressedly: "How can I buy osmanthus cake?" Zhou Wu was stunned and muttered, "Osmanthus cake." Xiao Shunzi had already walked away with Roulan in her arms.

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